Minister tells committee FAI sought €18m 'bailout' from the State

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross said that, at a meeting earlier this week between himself and the FAI, the association had arrived looking for a State “bailout” of €18m.

Wed, 18 Dec, 2019 - 11:42

Cianan Brennan & Daniel McConnell

Update: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross said that, at a meeting earlier this week between himself and the FAI, the association had arrived looking for a State “bailout” of €18m.

Speaking at the Oireachtas committee hearing for his department this morning, Minister Ross said that the meeting, details of which the attending members of the FAI declined to divulge in its aftermath, had been a “sobering” experience.